75 Chicken Dinner Recipes

Looking for the perfect dinner? We’ve got over 75 chicken dinner recipes to keep your family happy and satisfied. From easy slow cooker meals, to recipes made in 15 minutes.

Whether you want to make our favorite chicken tetrazzini, or you’re looking for a simple caprese chicken skillet recipe, we’ve got you covered.

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Why Make Chicken for Dinner

Chicken is so easy to find, and quite versatile too. There are a few things we recommend when it comes to cooking with chicken.

  • Chicken Breasts- when you choose boneless, skinless breasts they are a great low fat option! Perfect for salads, grilling, or making skillets.
  • Chicken Thighs- juicier and better choice for slow cooking! Thighs won’t dry out like breasts when cooked for longer times.
  • Whole Chicken- can be a more cost effective choice. Leftovers are perfect in many of the dinner recipes below!

Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes

Need some weeknight dinner inspiration? We've taken the classic chicken protein and created over 75 ways to prepare your meal. No more boring dinners with these delicious dinners.

Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

When time is a concern, especially on those busy weeknights, your Instant Pot is your new best friend! Hearty meals made in a fraction of the time.

Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes

Fix it and forget it. WIth little prep work, these slow cooker chicken recipes are just the answer you’re looking for after a long day. Slow cooker recipes are easy to make, and delicious too.

Pot Luck Chicken Recipes

Not sure what to bring your next potluck? These chicken dishes are perfect crowd pleasers.

Chicken Pasta and Salad Recipes

Lighten up with these chicken salad recipes. Or serve that chicken with some flavorful pasta to make a hearty casserole.

More Easy Chicken Recipes

From appetizers to tacos, chicken makes everything better.



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Posted on May 16, 2022

Comments & Reviews

  1. This healthy absolutely something new for me! Looks yummy! I’m also gonna pin this post on my Pinterest board my followers will love it. Thx for sharing recipe, I definitely add them to my cookbook!

  2. Absolutely love all these recipes! I prefer healthy food! And i’ll definitely try these recipes. My family would love it! Thx for sharing unique recipes, i definitely add them to my cookbook!

  3. Great resource! Definitely could use some variety to our chicken dishes around here. I see several have pesto, which is always a winner for me.

  4. What a great round up – always looking for new chicken dishes and can’t wait to give some of these a try πŸ™‚

  5. What a beautiful round-up by Becca! Thank you for featuring two of my recipes! (Two of my favorites, actually!) πŸ™‚

  6. You know that cows are behind this conspiracy – high beef prices and all these great looking chicken dishes πŸ˜‰

  7. We do chicken for most of our meals. Love this great round up of chicken dinner ideas. Thank you so much for including a few of mine!!!

  8. I’m always looking for new ways to eat some chicken and this is perfect!Now..where to start?! πŸ˜€

  9. I have been in the depths of dinner boredom. This is just what I needed to kick start new meals. So many great options…first up is the cajun chicken pasta.

  10. I just realized that I have a ridiculous amount of chicken in my freezer (and I just bought more today!), so I am definitely bookmarking this πŸ™‚

  11. Oh this post is like my heaven… I’d happily live on chicken however I don’t think it’s a very well balanced diet! I’m definitely going to be giving some of these recipes a go in the future. Thanks for compiling this list Becca!
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  12. I have been finding lots of chicken on sale lately and have my freezer stocked! These recipes are definitely going to help me use it up!

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